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POVERTY IS A FEATURE NOT A BUG (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by Grayox@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[–] Kichae@kbin.social 90 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Not explicitly, maybe, but implicitly, absolutely, and in multiple ways:

Supporting the system that creates one over the other
Having 'bootstrap' attitudes about the poor
Worrying about property value over utilization
Complaining about the homeless rather than the lack of action on housing
Voting against people who run on public housing

In so, so many ways, people say they prefer the latter over the former. Usually just with the caveat that the homeless people also be invisible.

[–] Goodbyeworld@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Maybe we should institute a tax on underutilized land in metro areas.

[–] Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

Land Value Tax 👀

[–] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago

Based Geoism.

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wonder who is doing this voting? Oh, it's people who live in the areas we can't afford to live in. And capitalists add lobbying power to those voters selfish interests.